{"id":2290240,"date":"2024-07-07T18:09:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T22:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alec-baldwins-trial-for-on-set-rust-shooting-to-begin-this-week-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-07T18:12:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T22:12:11","slug":"alec-baldwins-trial-for-on-set-rust-shooting-to-begin-this-week-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alec-baldwins-trial-for-on-set-rust-shooting-to-begin-this-week-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Alec Baldwin\u2019s trial for on-set Rust shooting to begin this week &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falec-baldwins-trial-for-on-set-rust-shooting-to-begin-this-week-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2290240&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the upcoming trial \u200dof actor Alec Baldwin\u2062 for the on-set shooting that occurred\u200c during the filming of \u200cthe movie &#8220;Rust&#8221; in \u2062October 2021. \u200cThe trial is set to begin on Tuesday and is expected to last for 10 days. The shooting resulted in the\u2063 death of \u2064cinematographer Halyna \u2063Hutchins \u2064when a\u2062 gun Baldwin was holding fired\u200c a live round. Baldwin is\u200d facing potential\u2062 prison time \u200bif found guilty, but\u200b he has \u200dmaintained that he did not know \u2064the gun carried \u2063live ammunition. The defense team will argue that \u200bactors are not responsible for checking the bullets \u200din a gun for \u200dlive rounds. Prosecutors, on \u2062the other \u200chand, will argue that Baldwin was reckless in handling the weapon. The\u2063 trial will feature\u200c testimony from film production\u200b crew members and will be broadcast \u2062live \u2062on \u2063Court TV and other \u200cchannels. This trial follows the recent sentencing \u200bof the film&#8217;s armorer to\u200d 18 months \u200bin\u200b prison for her role in the incident.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Alec Baldwin\u2019s trial for on-set <i>Rust<\/i> shooting to begin this week<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/asher-notheis\/\">Asher Notheis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-07T17:55:08-04:00\">July 7, 2024 5:55 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696132\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The trial for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alec-baldwin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alec Baldwin\u2019s<\/a> on-set <em>Rust <\/em>movie shooting is set to begin on Tuesday and is scheduled to be held over the course of 10 days. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gun-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The shooting<\/a> occurred in October 2021 when a gun Baldwin was holding fired a live round and killed 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jury-duty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jury selection<\/a> will begin on Tuesday and be followed by opening statements set for Wednesday, with the trial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.com\/article\/51061818\/alec-baldwin-is-about-to-go-on-trial-in-the-death-of-a-cinematographer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>projected to conclude<\/a> on July 19. <\/p>\n<p>If Baldwin is found guilty, he faces 18 months in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>prison<\/a>. The actor has maintained that he did not know the gun carried live ammunition, and he has implied he did not pull the gun\u2019s trigger.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE \u2013 Alec Baldwin attends the Roundabout Theatre Company\u2019s annual gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on Monday, March 6, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes\/Invision\/AP, file)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Baldwin\u2019s defense team will argue that an actor is not responsible for checking the bullets of the gun for potential live rounds, which Baldwin\u2019s union, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, has supported. The defense will also contend that they never had the chance to examine the gun Baldwin was holding, arguing that an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>FBI<\/a> test caused irreparable damage to the weapon.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutors in this case, meanwhile, will make the argument that Baldwin was reckless in his handling of the weapon, and will also have film production crew members provide testimony. Among those who could testify are director Joel Souza, who had been injured during the shooting that killed Hutchins, and crew member Zac Sneesby, who is expected to testify that he saw Baldwin pull the gun\u2019s trigger, according to court filings.<\/p>\n<p>Those who wish to watch the trial live can do so with the broadcast channel Court TV and other channels airing it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE \u2013 This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-rescue-efforts-continue-after-partial-collapse-of-condo-building-in-fla\/\" title=\"Search, rescue efforts continue after partial collapse of condo building in Fla.\">aerial photo shows part<\/a> of the Bonanza Creek Ranch film set in Santa Fe, N.M., Oct. 23, 2021. (AP Photo\/Jae C. Hong, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Baldwin\u2019s trial comes about three months after Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the 27-year-old armorer of <em>Rust<\/em>, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2966616\/rust-armorer-alec-baldwin-film-sentenced-18-months-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sentenced to 18 months in prison<\/a>, with the judge stating that she \u201calone\u201d was responsible for turning \u201ca safe weapon into a lethal weapon.\u201d Prosecutors argued in the case that Gutierrez-Reed had \u201crepeatedly\u201d failed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rust-armorer-in-alec-baldwin-film-sentenced-to-18-months-in-prison\/\" title=\"Armorer involved in Alec Baldwin movie sentenced to 18 months in jail\">maintain proper firearm safety<\/a>, which led to Hutchins\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A new court filing has claimed that Baldwin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3052693\/alec-baldwin-fired-blank-rust-crew-member-before-fatal-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>\u201cengaged in horseplay with his gun\u201d<\/a> and \u201cfired a blank round at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alec-baldwin-fired-a-blank-round-at-a-crew-member-prior-to-fatal-movie-shooting\/\" title=\"Alec Baldwin &#039;discharged a blank round at a crew member&#039; before the deadly film set shooting\">crew member\u201d prior<\/a> to Hutchins\u2019s death. Other claims in the court filing said that Baldwin was distracted during firearms training because he was talking to his family on FaceTime.<\/p>\n<p>Baldwin<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3029941\/alec-hilaria-baldwin-announce-reality-tv-series-coming-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> announced<\/a> the launch of a new reality show on TLC last month, which will star him and his family and air in 2025.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1696132\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696132\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trial for Alec Baldwin&#8217;s involvement in the on-set shooting during the filming of Rust is set to begin this week and is expected to last for 10 days. Baldwin faces potential prison time if found guilty, as the incident resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin&#8217;s defense team argues that he is not responsible for checking the gun&#8217;s bullets for live rounds, while prosecutors claim he was reckless in handling the weapon. The trial will feature testimony from film production crew members, and viewers can watch it live on Court TV and other channels. This trial comes after the sentencing of the armorer of Rust, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was held responsible for the incident. Additional claims have been made about Baldwin&#8217;s behavior with the gun prior to the shooting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2290241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Baldwin-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[15603,33315,34166,4853,32076],"class_list":["post-2290240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-rust","tag-alec-baldwin","tag-on-set-shooting","tag-trial","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Baldwin-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}